Colorado Goat Milk Outbreak Expands
A second child has been hospitalized with severe illness after drinking unpasteurized goat milk from Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont, Colorado.
That is the report from Boulder County Public Health, which noted that the first child hospitalized on June 27 remains hospitalized.
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Lab tests have confirmed that non-pasteurized milk products from Billy Goat Dairy are associated with illness in 30 people, according to the health agency.
Said Murielle Romine, communicable disease control program coordinator: “My hope is that this helps people to understand how dangerous consuming unpasteurized milk really is - especially for children and people with weakened immune systems.”
This Colorado goat milk outbreak includes both Campylobacter and E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria . The same genetic strain of Campylobacter found in raw goat milk from the dairy and the strain of E. coli found in the goats are identical matches to the pathogens found in the ill people.
Law firm Pritzker Olsen is conducting its own investigation of the outbreak and is available to answer legal questions from victims and their families. Our firm recently filed a raw milk Campylobacter lawsuit in Pennsylvania on behalf of a man who became paralyzed from severe infection.
If you or a loved one has fallen ill after drinking raw goat milk products from Billy Goat Dairy, see a doctor immediately. For a free case consultation regarding compensation for medical expenses, travel, lost wages and other harms, call Pritzker Olsen at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page.
Campylobacter can cause fever, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting and can lead to Guillain-Barré syndrome, permanent paralysis, and possibly death. E. coli infection can cause severe diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and vomiting. Serious cases of E. coli can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), causing kidney failure, heart problems, brain injury, paralysis and possibly death.
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It is illegal to sell unpasteurized milk in Colorado because of the human health risk due to pathogens. But health officials have reported that Billy Goat Dairy complies with the law by distributing its raw milk products to customers who own buy shares in dairy animals.
